Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Hubby and I have the deck of our dreams thanks to Barrette Outdoor Living and their composite decking and we are completely in love! While our initial plan was not to DIY, I am actually glad that we had this experience together. After a few weeks of working on this after my husband got home…

For the past three weeks, I have been sharing energy efficient DIY projects that anyone can easily do to make quick but impactful changes to your home in partnership with Constellation. We have had such a great time learning about how to best take care of our home and environment while keeping our energy usage…

I shared in my previous post that the eat-in area of my kitchen has driven me crazy for years! I finally did something about it and I love it so much! This room has had several looks over the past few years as I’ve worked to figure out what works best for our family. We…

For some reason these boys of mine never want regular kids bedroom. Well, I am not sure if I can fully blame them, as a mom I am all about designing rooms that not only function well but that will also allow us all to truly thrive in our home. For me, that means that…

*This post may contain affiliate links. I am really excited about everything outdoors this year! We have some super big plans and I am looking forward to enjoying these spaces. The first thing we tackled this year is some minor landscaping for Josephine. I really love how cute she is looking. I wonder what changes…

My first DIY for the #555RoomChallenge was flooring in the laundry/mudroom. I was a little intimidated to take this on by myself. For the most part, my husband does the heavy lifting and I do more of the planning, finishing touches, and painting. However, this year I have committed to getting my hands dirtier (that…

This post may contain affiliate links. Around this time last year, I participated in a challenge where we had to transform a room for $500 within 5 weeks time doing at least 5 DIYs. I chose to tackle the laundry room/mudroom and at the time I really liked it… until I didn’t. Now there is…

It is week 4 of the One Room Challenge and the finish line is officially within view! I called an audible this week and shifted our focus a bit. There were a couple of reasons for this necessary shift, first, the wall behind the desk and floating shelves just seemed so blah to me. It…

I have always wanted a floating acrylic frame, but I have not always been a fan of the price of the ones I have seen at stores. I just love the clean look of them and how they elevate just about any space they are used in. I have been trying to figure out a way…

If you are following me over on Instagram then you know how excited I am about my garden this year! We are expanding the space a little bit and building new raised garden beds and hopefully a good fence with spikes to keep the critters out! The mudroom/laundry room is our primary entry point to…